HOUR OF POWER SOUTH AFRICA NEWS

Our Objective

Many Christians who cannot attend a church service on a Sunday morning feel the need for a regular Sunday church service on a local TV station at a reasonable timeslot. However, the real strength of the Hour of Power broadcast lies in its ability to awaken a spiritual hunger in persons who are no longer connected to a church or who never have been. It is therefore also a mission to the un-churched, finding people in their living rooms, hotel rooms or where ever people happen to be. What better way to proclaim the gospel to people in prison than via a TV broadcast?  Who will tell them about God if not us? God has given us the vision to put the Hour of Power  television programme on a popular local TV channel at a reasonable timeslot on a Sunday morning. We believe this would be to the benefit of the whole of South-Africa. Because of certain governing policies we can rule out obtaining airtime on SABC. The only reasonable alternative is E-TV.  We therefore appeal to all our supporters to write to E-TV and inform them of the Hour of Power programme. Once E-TV approach us, we will need to be financially sound as we will be faced with commercial broadcasting rates of at least R30 000 per hour. We ask for your prayers for this, because we serve a prayer-answering God. Remember Luke 18:1-8? Most recently we saw the movie  “Faith like potatoes” and it really encouraged us. When it looks difficult and everyone says: “it is impossible…!”, we can trust God for a miracle. An appeal is therefore made to all our supporters (and their friends!) to support the ministry financially in order to meet this goal. It does not matter how small the contribution. Nehemiah needed people from all walks of life to help him finish the job.  So do we!


Our Accomplishments

At the beginning of 2006 we opened the Hour of Power Office in Pretoria and in May 2006 we were officially registered as a Section 21 (not for profit) organization under the name “Crystal Cathedral Ministries”. Our stated vision is to promote Christian television, to spread the Gospel and inspire people.  We believe that God has given us the Hour of Power programme as a tool to help us accomplish this. Through your generous donations, we have already been able to buy some extra airtime! As a result, apart from our regular broadcasts on CNBC (54) and TBN (77),

  • the Hour of Power can now also be seen on Rhema TV (Channel 78) at 05h00 on a Sunday morning;
  • Love World Christian Network decided to increase our broadcast from twice a week to four times per week;
  • CNW has started broadcasting the Hour of Power on CSN for a period of six months free of charge; thereafter it will depend on the finances drawn whether this broadcast will be continued. It is on Tuesday mornings from 6h30 until 7h00.
  • The Hour of Power can now also be heard on a radio station, namely Impact Radio at 103 FM.  We have six months free to air. Thereafter, it will depend on finances drawn whether these broadcasts will be continued. Tune in Sundays at 15h00.
  • The Hour of Power is now also aired on two new free-to-air satellite TV channels, namely CTV, Wednesday evenings at 20h00, and on the Omega Channel, Tuesday- and Sunday- evenings at 22h00. If you do not know how to receive these channels visit our website (TV schedule) or contact the office.

These are all stepping stones that will bring us closer to our goal!

 

Our Need

CNBC is our most popular channel, but also the most costly one, due to its popular time slot. We do not know for sure if we will be able to continue broadcasting on CNBC after June 2007 unless we get more financial support. Single donations are most welcome but again we want to emphasize that we would rather have 100 supporters giving just R25 a month than one single donation of R2500. Why? When we enter into negotiations with a TV station, it is important that we have a regular monthly income. This will also enable us to budget on a monthly basis.  At this stage, all donations made to Crystal Cathedral Ministries are used solely for paying Hour of Power airtime. We encourage you to pray about your ability to support the Ministry in obtaining its vision. Just think of the benefits the Hour of Power will have for this country if we can succeed in bringing it on a local TV channel. Together we can make this dream come true!